What happened on February 21, 2009

NEWS

• Chess players check skills with mates By ALICIA NOTARIANNI

• Weekend Calendar 

• De-icing driveways without rock salt By ROBERT KESSLER

• Edda B. Barnes, 82 

• Maria E. Woolford, 90 

• Kenneth H. Nunn, 65 

• @Home briefs 

• Area Roundup -- Salem International beats Shepherd on final tip 

• The energy of color affects your decor By ROSEMARY SADEZ FRIEDMANN / Scripps Howard News Service

• Hot-shooting Knights rout South Hagerstown By CURT HORNBECKER/Staff Correspondent

• Margaret M. Robison (correction) 

• James Benjamin Rowe Jr. By MARLO BARNHART

• Engineered hardwood flooring works where there is dampness By ROSE BENNETT GILBERT / Creators Syndicate

• 'Cats line up to dash hopes of Leopards By DAN KAUFFMAN

• Yesterday's Top 5 Stories 

• Contingent sales offers can sometimes benefit sellers 

• It's worth the grind to shine old brass By PAT LOGAN / Creators Syndicate

• Hubs have no pity for Pats By JACK HILL III

• Yardsmart - Divide the garden chores By MAUREEN GILMER / Scripps Howard News Service

• Heritage cleans up in sweep By JACK HILL III

• The cream rises to the top By TIM KOELBLE

• Religion: Speakers and topics 

• Washington County's economic pulse 

• Letters to the Editor 

• Preps Area Roundup -- Southern Fulton girls fall in district semis 

• Charitable giving in tough times By BRAD SELL

• Born to be Wild(cats) By ANDREW MASON

• Kids learn about dangers of smoking By DAN DEARTH

• Christianah M. Adame, infant 

• Religion: Musical Notes 

• Fabulous feats at Boonsboro 

• Area Roundup -- Hagerstown men advance in Md. JuCo play 

• Allegany beats HCC in JuCo semis 

• Students offer free tax help By CHRIS CARTER

• Men sought in robbery 

• Hagerstown Fire Dept. honors its best 

• None in delegation back death penalty repeal By ERIN CUNNINGHAM

• This compact plan offers room to spare 

• Preston B. Gooden, 69 

• Stumbling into history and finding a gem By ALLAN POWELL

• Some must sell homes despite market By ARNOLD PLATOU

• Newspapers evolve through digital media 

• Churches raise money for Habitat By DAN DEARTH

• Terps get UNC to heel By DAVID GINSBURG

• Vesta W. Van Metre, 91 

• Decorating with today's televisions By MARY CAROL GARRITY / Scripps Howard News Service

• Developer deals raise red flags By HEATHER KEELS

• Jimmy E. Gandy Sr., 59 

• Preps Roundup -- Storm's Barrick is All-American 

• Check out yucca soap By MAUREEN GILMER / Scripps Howard News Service

• Shalom, Heritage girls meet in winner-take-all match By TIM KOELBLE

• Franklin Co. budget cuts could mean layoffs By DON AINES

• Ball doesn't bounce Hubs' way By CHRIS CARTER

• Jeffrey C. Malott, 47 

• Gloria J. Kitchen, 63 

• Helen S. Wingert, 87 

• Two to move on to Miss W.Va. 

• Council hopefuls talk about layoffs By DAN DEARTH

• Lye and lavender By PAMELA PALMER / Special to The Herald-Mail

• Religion: Special services 

• Aaron L. Shrader Jr., 26 

• Becky A. Menefee, 52 

• Park impresses new leader By RICHARD F. BELISLE, Special to The Herald-Mail